The motor pumps have also been reported to be out of order for quite a long time. However the local administration has not taken any concrete step to resolve the crisis so far.

The residents of different areas have said that they are facing water dearth for two months, but no one from the government has visited the affected areas despite several complaints.

People are complaining about contaminated drinking water and poor sewerage system in several localities in the city. The water supplied by the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) is highly turbid and at times containing sewage.